TOUR
3
MORNING IN ATHENS
Athens
City Tour with
tour
of the Acropolis
and visit of the
National Archaeological
Museum
This
tour emphasizes the artistic and cultural side of
Athens. During the City tour
our guide will explain the important exhibits of all major museums you pass
by. Also you will enjoy a better view of the
modern side of the city just
before visiting one of the Seven Wonders of the World “Acropolis”.
After the guided tour of
Acropolis just outside the Parthenon we will drive you to the National
Archaeological Museum for a visit, on your own, to admire the exhibits with
6000 years of history to see the Mycenaean gold, the classical bronze statues, and the
beautiful frescoes from Akrotiri, the Minoan Pompeii on the island of Santorini and put in prospective what you have heard during the
tour.
It is hard to leave the Museum.
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The
museum contains collections of :
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Prehistoric
items
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Sculpture
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Pottery
and Minor art
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Bronzes
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Egyptian
Art
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Listed
below are all the major sites of Athens that you will see with us:
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The Panathenian Stadium
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National Picture Gallery
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The glass Runner
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Megaron Concert Hall
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National Archaeological Museum
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National Theatre
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Omonia Square
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Open Market
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Athens City Museum
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National Historical Museum (Old Parliament)
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Syntagma Square
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Plaka Area
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Downtown shopping center
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Flea market
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St. Nikodimos Russian Orthodox
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St. Paul’s Anglican
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National Park (ex Royal Gardens)
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House of Parliament (ex Royal Palace)
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Evzones)
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Iliou Melathron Numismatic Museum
(H. Schliemann’s Home)
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St. Denis Roman Catholic Cathedral
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Neoclassical Building of
Central Bank of Greece
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Academy of Arts & Letters
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University
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National Library
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Presidential Residents (ex Royal Palace)
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Change of the Honor Guards
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Zappio Congress
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Temple of Olympic Zeus
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Hadrian’s Gate
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Dionysus Theatre
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Asclepieum Medical Center
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Herod Atticus Odeon
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Areopagous
(St. Paul Acts XVII on Mars Hill)
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DEPARTURES
Daily
Price
Adult 72
€
Child (under 12) 36
€
Includes
Pick-up
service from or near your hotel
Guided
Tour
Acropolis
& National Arch. Museum Entrance fees
Bookings
Tel. +30 210 428 5500
Fax +30 210 451 3993
E-mail: adm@hopin.com
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points
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